…the manga never strays from the tone of the original–it is both captivating and disturbing. Its realism and semi-believability make it very, very creepy.

The Manga Bookshelfers dominate the links today. First, David Welsh of Manga Curmudgeon is back with the monster du jour of the last several years, zombies, with his review of Tokyo Zombie. He doesn’t seem to hold a fondness of the living dead, saying:

But really, the best a zombie story can be is crude, quick, and maybe a little subversive, and Tokyo Zombie is all of those.

Haunted House is pretty repetitive, but I think I wouldn’t have been dissatisfied with it if the powers that be at TOKYOPOP hadn’t strongly hinted that Sabato’s family has some reason for treating him like they do.

Lastly, I take a look at some horror titles that I not only couldn’t read, but just images from them kept me from picking them up! You know, those Things That Make You Go Ewwww.